Published Works

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Lethal MedicineLeathal Medicine Cover

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Clinical pharmacist and entrepreneur Jon Masters would seem to have it all. But still haunted by his days in Special Forces, Jon’s life implodes when evidence found at a murder scene implicates him in an elaborate scheme to distribute a pharmaceutical quality street drug disguised as an experimental medication.

With the help of a trusted army confidante, Jon reenters the world of covert ops and cyber intelligence when he embarks on a mission through China and Mexico to save his reputation and regain control over his life as he uncovers a complex international conspiracy to redefine the nation’s recreational drug culture.

This is James J. Murray’s debut novel featuring Jon Masters and is book #1 in the series.

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Imperfect Murder

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Jon Masters learns that trusted friend and mentor, Dan Whitmore, has died. Although the police have ruled the death a suicide, Dan’s wife, Sheila, believes her husband was murdered and pleads with Jon to help her prove it.

Despite conflicting evidence and an uncooperative police detective, the case is reopened as a murder investigation. Retracing the last hours of Dan’s life, Jon uncovers information to indicate his friend was not only murdered but possibly implicated in distributing pharmaceuticals which could put millions of lives at risk.

Was Dan a willing accomplice or an innocent victim? The answer surprises even Jon. As he races to identify Dan’s killer, a two-fold conspiracy to undermine the world’s drug delivery system as well as to destabilize international politics unfolds.

This is Book #2 of the Jon Masters novel series.

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Golden Illusion

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Billions in gold bullion have disappeared from a Texas precious metals depository, yet the staff doesn’t remember that happening.
There are no clues left behind, and people start dying.
Jon Masters and his investigative team are tasked with finding answers. Can they unravel the mystery of these heists before the thieves empty the vaults?
Jon Masters faces his greatest challenge as he partners with his cyber sleuth friend Ed Ochoa and ex-homicide detective Benny Galluzzo to solve the crime of the century.
When ex-NSA Chief Colonel Reese arrives at Jon’s investigative agency desperately seeking his help, Jon and his team must achieve the impossible to discover how so much gold can vanish without a trace or anyone knowing.
They must not only find those responsible but also learn why staff are being murdered one by one.
The team’s lives are at great risk after an assassination attempt and they soon realize that there will be national security and international implications if the thieves achieve their goals.

This is Book #3 of the Jon Masters novel series.

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Detectives Rosie Young and Vince Mendez chase an elusive villain when not one but two victims turn up alive less than twenty-four hours after their death. The body count continues to climb as the detectives investigate how two seemingly unrelated victims share an almost identical near-death experience but have no memory of the event. The trail of evidence leads to startling revelations of deceit, greed and an international conspiracy in this entertaining murder mystery.

This is a Detective Rosie Young/Detective Vince Mendez Murder Mystery, and this is Book #1 in the series.

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The Serial Chemist

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In their most challenging of cases to date, Detectives Rosie Young and partner Vince Mendez embark on a race against time to stop one of San Antonio’s most cunning murderers, a villain with a particular talent to strike and kill but leave only pristine crime scenes in his wake. With the help of clinical psychologist Dr. Chris Parker, Rosie and Vince journey into the mind of a serial killer to understand exactly what type of monster roams their city targeting dads of small boys.

The question both detectives and Dr. Parker must answer is what emotional baggage creates a deranged mind that suddenly transitions to cunning killer and eludes the best of police forensics. Scant crime scene evidence and a mounting body count spur Rosie and Vince to use every tool at their disposal to pursue the perpetrator before he kills again.

If you like Dexter, Breaking Bad, Criminal Minds or The Mentalist, you will LOVE this novel.

This is book #2 in the Detectives Rose Young/Vince Mendez Thriller Novels.

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Pink Oleander

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A romantic Valentine’s Day dinner turns deadly, and the murderer has fled without leaving any trace evidence.
Homicide Detectives Rosie Young and her partner Vince Mendez must answer the ultimate questions of how and why Jack Spencer died, and more importantly, who did it. However, to solve the murder and bring about an arrest, a motive and a suspect must first be identified, and they have neither.
When Texas Ranger Ethan Davis arrives at the detectives’ doorstep, he reveals that similar murders have happened in the past and he has a possible suspect. The detectives soon realize they have a serial killer in their midst who kills with a specific, unique methodology.
As the body count grows, the Texas Ranger teams up with the homicide detectives, and they race against time to prevent additional murders and to bring their only suspect to justice before she kills again.

This is book #3 in the Detectives Rose Young/Vince Mendez Thriller Novels.

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